Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health How to Help Prevent and Treat Alzheimer’s Disease - Discussion Between Dr. Dale Bredesen & Dr. Mercola
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Jul 2, 2023 AI Snips
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New Alzheimer's Trial
- Participate in Dr. Bredesen's new randomized controlled trial for Alzheimer's prevention and reversal.
- The trial will be conducted at six sites across the US and include biological aging, brain aging, epigenetics, and new blood tests.
New Blood Tests for Alzheimer's
- Tests like FOSFOTAL 181, FOSFOTAL 217, A-beta 42 to 40 ratio, GFAP, and neurofilament light offer insights into Alzheimer's risk.
- These tests can help monitor disease progression and the effectiveness of interventions.
Alzheimer's: A Network Insufficiency
- Tau and beta-amyloid proteins in Alzheimer's are not the cause, but mediators that amplify the problem.
- Alzheimer's is fundamentally a network insufficiency caused by various factors like inflammation, infections, and poor mitochondrial function.